Strong magnitude 5.0 earthquake at unknown depth12 Nov 04:10 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 13 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeNov 12, 2025 03:57:40 UTC - Local time at epicenterWednesday, Nov 12, 2025, at 12:57 pm (GMT +9)Statusunconfirmed (uncertain whether an earthquake with these data happened)Magnitude5.0Depth10 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude39.75°N / 143.62°EJapanSeismic antipode39.75°S / 36.38°WShaking intensityV Moderate shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)Nearest volcanoOsore-yama (221 km / 137 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeOvercast Clouds 10°C (50 F), humidity: 56%, wind: 10 m/s (20 kts) from NWEstimated seismic energy released2 x 1012 joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 5.0 | about seismic energy39 minutes agoNov 12, 2025 03:57 GMT / Nov 12, 2025 12:57 pm (GMT +9)Lat / Lng: 39.75 / 143.62: Off East Coast of Honshu, JapanSource: GFZDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22383286',39.75000,143.62000,'39 minutes ago: Mag. 5.0, Off East Coast of Honshu, Japan',html,'quakes-7-24.png',30,30,15,15,126]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in JapanNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Miyako, a town with 51,000 inhabitants in Japan, in 144 km (90 mi) distance west of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there. In the capital of Japan, Tokyo, 569 km (353 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake could not be felt.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry144 km (90 mi)W of epicenterMiyako(pop: 51,200)III: WeakIwateJapan147 km (91 mi)W of epicenterYamada(pop: 15,200)III: WeakShimohei-gun, IwateJapan159 km (99 mi)W of epicenterKamaishi(pop: 43,100)III: WeakIwateJapan165 km (103 mi)W of epicenterKuji(pop: 34,400)III: WeakIwateJapan180 km (112 mi)SW of epicenterOfunato(pop: 35,500)III: WeakOfunato-shi, IwateJapan185 km (115 mi)W of epicenterTono(pop: 26,100)III: WeakTono Shi, IwateJapan187 km (117 mi)SW of epicenterRikuzen-Takata(pop: 18,300)III: WeakIwateJapan199 km (123 mi)NW of epicenterHachinohe(pop: 239,000)III: WeakAomoriJapan206 km (128 mi)W of epicenterNinohe(pop: 23,500)III: WeakIwateJapan209 km (130 mi)NW of epicenterHitokawame(pop: 24,300)III: WeakKamikita-gun, AomoriJapan211 km (131 mi)W of epicenterMorioka(pop: 290,700)III: WeakIwateJapan212 km (132 mi)W of epicenterTakizawa(pop: 55,300)II: Very weakIwateJapan213 km (133 mi)W of epicenterHachimantai(pop: 25,100)II: Very weakIwateJapan216 km (134 mi)NW of epicenterMisawa(pop: 42,800)II: Very weakAomoriJapan218 km (136 mi)W of epicenterHanamaki(pop: 94,700)II: Very weakIwateJapan221 km (137 mi)W of epicenterKitakami(pop: 92,300)II: Very weakIwateJapan224 km (139 mi)W of epicenterMizusawa(pop: 61,300)II: Very weakOshu Shi, IwateJapan226 km (141 mi)NW of epicenterTowada(pop: 60,700)II: Very weakAomoriJapan233 km (145 mi)SW of epicenterIchinoseki(pop: 114,500)II: Very weakIwateJapan242 km (150 mi)SW of epicenterTome(pop: 77,900)II: Very weakMiyagiJapan246 km (153 mi)W of epicenterHanawa(pop: 36,900)II: Very weakKazuno Shi, AkitaJapan249 km (155 mi)SW of epicenterIshinomaki(pop: 138,500)II: Very weakMiyagiJapan252 km (156 mi)SW of epicenterKurihara(pop: 66,600)II: Very weakMiyagiJapan258 km (160 mi)SW of epicenterHigashimatsushima(pop: 39,100)II: Very weakMiyagiJapan262 km (163 mi)SW of epicenterOsaki(pop: 128,800)II: Very weakOsaki Shi, MiyagiJapan264 km (164 mi)SW of epicenterFurukawa(pop: 76,300)II: Very weakOsaki Shi, MiyagiJapan266 km (165 mi)NW of epicenterMutsu(pop: 56,200)II: Very weakAomoriJapan267 km (166 mi)W of epicenterOdate(pop: 69,200)II: Very weakOdate-shi, AkitaJapan268 km (166 mi)W of epicenterYokote(pop: 85,600)II: Very weakAkitaJapan270 km (168 mi)W of epicenterDaisen(pop: 91,100)II: Very weakAkitaJapan272 km (169 mi)NW of epicenterAomori(pop: 298,400)II: Very weakAomoriJapan275 km (171 mi)SW of epicenterShiogama(pop: 52,700)II: Very weakMiyagiJapan280 km (174 mi)SW of epicenterTomiya(pop: 52,400)II: Very weakMiyagiJapan283 km (176 mi)W of epicenterHirosaki(pop: 168,700)II: Very weakAomoriJapan289 km (180 mi)SW of epicenterSendai(pop: 1,096,700)II: Very weakMiyagiJapan294 km (183 mi)NW of epicenterGoshogawara(pop: 53,600)II: Very weakAomoriJapan300 km (186 mi)W of epicenterAkita(pop: 307,700)II: Very weakAkitaJapan328 km (204 mi)SW of epicenterYamagata(pop: 248,800)II: Very weakYamagataJapan353 km (219 mi)SW of epicenterFukushima(pop: 294,200)II: Very weakFukushimaJapan569 km (353 mi)SW of epicenterTokyo(pop: 8,336,600)I: Not feltTokyoJapanNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Compare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2025-11-12EpicenterAgency5.010 km6.2 mi(*)03:57:40.27Off East Coast of Honshu, JapanGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)Notes:(*) A depth given as 10 km often means that the the depth of the quake could be not determined with sufficient accuracy.Earthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 25 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 873 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.09 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 11.5 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.94 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.1 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 8.4 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 35.4 quakes per year (or 3 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 89 quakes per year (or 7.4 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 244 quakes per year (or 20.4 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 805 quakes per year (or 67 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 11 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 10 to 15 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquakeThe earthquake occurred 3 hours after a magnitude 5.1 earthquake had hit on Wednesday, Nov 12, 2025, at 09:29 am (GMT +9 local time) in 25 km (15 mi) distance to the west:Mag. 5.1 earthquake Off East Coast of Honshu - Japan - The largest quake near the epicenter of this quake during the 10 years before was an event of magnitude 6.8. It had occurred 3 days earlier, on Sunday, Nov 9, 2025, at 05:03 pm (GMT +9 local time) in Iwate, Japan:Mag. 6.8 earthquake 126 km E of Yamada - Japan - The strongest-ever (since 1900) recorded quake in this area measured magnitude 9.1. It had occurred 15 years ago earlier, on Friday, Mar 11, 2011, at 02:46 pm (GMT +9 local time) in North Pacific Ocean, Japan:Mag. 9.1 earthquake 2011 Great Tohoku Earthquake - Japan - Mar 11, 2011 - Below is a list and map of larger or recent quakes that had occurred near the epicenter before this earthquake (within up to 100 km/61 mi distance, up to 300 km/183 mi for very large quakes above mag. 7). Filter and sort the list by magnitude or time.Max results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageDate and TimeMagDepthDistanceLocationDetailsMapNov 12, 09:29 am (GMT +9)5.139 km25 km (15 mi) to the W Off East Coast of Honshu, Japan I FELT ITInfoNov 12, 09:29 am (GMT +9)5.435 km35 km (22 mi) to the W Off East Coast of Honshu, Japan I FELT ITInfoNov 12, 09:29 am (GMT +9)5.435 km35 km (22 mi) to the W 111 km E of Miyako, Japan I FELT ITInfoNov 12, 09:29 am (GMT +9)5.715 km19 km (12 mi) to the W Off East Coast of Honshu, Japan [Sea: Japan] I FELT ITInfoNov 12, 09:29 am (GMT +9)5.510 km6.1 km (3.8 mi) to the W Off East Coast of Honshu, Japan I FELT ITInfoNov 9, 05:54 pm (GMT +9)6.410 km38 km (24 mi) to the SWNorth Pacific Ocean, 191 km east of Morioka, Iwate, Japan I FELT IT - 1 reportInfoNov 9, 05:03 pm (GMT +9)6.810 km43 km (27 mi) to the SWIwate, 231 km east of Semboku, Akita, Japan I FELT IT - 30 reportsInfoFeb 20, 2015 01:25 pm (GMT +9)6.212 km12 km (7.3 mi) to the NW Off East Coast of Honshu, Japan 1 reportInfoFeb 17, 2015 08:06 am (GMT +9)6.621 km53 km (33 mi) to the W Off East Coast of Honshu, Japan 2 reportsInfoMay 20, 2012 04:20 pm (GMT +9)6.311 km41 km (25 mi) to the WNorth Pacific Ocean, 105 km east of Miyako, Iwate, JapanInfoSep 17, 2011 04:26 am (GMT +9)6.730 km92 km (57 mi) to the NW 99 km NE of Miyako, JapanInfoMar 22, 2011 06:44 pm (GMT +9)6.413 km19 km (12 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 196 km east of Morioka, Iwate, JapanInfoMar 16, 2011 12:23 am (GMT +9)6.118 km71 km (44 mi) to the NW 138 km ENE of Miyako, JapanInfoMar 11, 2011 03:08 pm (GMT +9)6.72.8 km89 km (56 mi) to the SNorth Pacific Ocean, 208 km east of Morioka, Iwate, JapanInfoMar 11, 2011 02:46 pm (GMT +9)9.129 km194 km (121 mi) to the SWNorth Pacific Ocean, 95 km east of Ishinomaki, Miyagi, JapanInfoSep 26, 2003 04:50 am (GMT +9)8.127 km231 km (144 mi) to the NNorth Pacific Ocean, 135 km south of Kushiro, Hokkaido, JapanInfoOct 3, 2000 01:13 pm (GMT +9)6.333 km73 km (45 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 180 km east of Morioka, Iwate, JapanInfoDec 29, 1994 07:37 am (GMT +9)6.410.5 km70 km (43 mi) to the NNorth Pacific Ocean, 225 km east of Morioka, Iwate, JapanInfoDec 28, 1994 09:19 pm (GMT +9)7.827 km88 km (55 mi) to the N Off The East Coast of Honshu, JapanInfoApr 8, 1994 10:10 am (GMT +9)6.413 km96 km (59 mi) to the NNorth Pacific Ocean, 238 km northeast of Morioka, Iwate, JapanInfoJul 18, 1992 07:20 pm (GMT +9)6.427 km62 km (38 mi) to the SWNorth Pacific Ocean, 96 km east of Miyako, Iwate, JapanInfoJul 18, 1992 05:36 pm (GMT +9)6.929 km44 km (28 mi) to the SW 118 km E of Yamada, JapanInfoNov 2, 1989 03:25 am (GMT +9)7.429 km74 km (46 mi) to the WNorth Pacific Ocean, 73 km east of Miyako, Iwate, JapanInfoOct 29, 1989 02:25 pm (GMT +9)6.99.6 km32 km (20 mi) to the SW 119 km E of Yamada, JapanInfoOct 27, 1989 10:45 am (GMT +9)6.49.1 km10.2 km (6.3 mi) to the NE 151 km E of Miyako, JapanInfoFeb 20, 1979 03:32 pm (GMT +9)6.410 km54 km (34 mi) to the NNorth Pacific Ocean, 226 km east of Morioka, Iwate, JapanInfoSep 24, 1971 10:10 am (GMT +9)6.322 km50 km (31 mi) to the SW 123 km E of Yamada, JapanInfoJun 12, 1968 10:41 pm (GMT +9)7.032 km55 km (34 mi) to the SWNorth Pacific Ocean, 98 km east of Miyako, Iwate, JapanInfoMay 16, 1968 09:49 am (GMT +9)8.230 km124 km (77 mi) to the N 168 km ENE of Hachinohe, JapanInfoMar 23, 1960 09:23 am (GMT +9)7.015 km29 km (18 mi) to the SWNorth Pacific Ocean, 186 km east of Morioka, Iwate, JapanInfoMar 21, 1960 02:07 am (GMT +9)7.915 km36 km (22 mi) to the WNorth Pacific Ocean, 179 km east of Morioka, Iwate, JapanInfoMar 4, 1952 10:22 am (GMT +9)8.145 km261 km (162 mi) to the N Hokkaido, Japan regionInfoOct 18, 1935 12:11 am (Universal Time)7.115 km65 km (41 mi) to the NE 192 km ENE of Miyako, JapanInfoOct 12, 1935 04:45 pm (Universal Time)7.115 km52 km (32 mi) to the NWNorth Pacific Ocean, 197 km east of Morioka, Iwate, JapanInfoMar 2, 1933 05:31 pm (Universal Time)8.415 km103 km (64 mi) to the SE 1933 Sanriku (Sanriku-Oki) Earthquake, JapanInfoMay 27, 1928 09:50 am (Universal Time)7.335 km70 km (43 mi) to the WNorth Pacific Ocean, 79 km east of Miyako, Iwate, JapanInfoMar 15, 1917 12:14 am (Universal Time)6.915 km30 km (19 mi) to the SNorth Pacific Ocean, 218 km east of Morioka, Iwate, JapanInfoMay 2, 1902 11:31 am (Universal Time)7.035 km90 km (56 mi) to the SNorth Pacific Ocean, 257 km east of Morioka, Iwate, JapanInfoAug 10, 1901 04:33 am (GMT +10)7.50 km43 km (27 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 246 km east of Morioka, Iwate, JapanInfoJun 15, 1901 09:34 am (Universal Time)7.035 km99 km (62 mi) to the SWNorth Pacific Ocean, 177 km southeast of Morioka, Iwate, JapanInfoMap of earlier quakes in the area of this quakeMax results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageOldest quakes are shown in yellow, most recent in red.[quakes -][quakes +][smaller][bigger]